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“It covers my utilities bill”: German electronic musician Hainbach reveals how much his 1 million Spotify streams earned him in 2023
“Bandcamp or coming to a live show is still the best way to support me and other artists,” he confirms
Spotify's decision to stop paying royalties on less popular tracks is "discriminatory and exploitative", says competition law expert
Others have suggested that the move indicates Spotify may eventually begin charging artists to host their music on the platform
Spotify's new rules mean that over half of all songs on the platform won't be eligible for royalty payouts, according to reports
Tracks racking up less than 1000 streams annually won't earn a single cent in royalties under the new model
Universal and Deezer launch new "artist-centric" streaming royalty model that rewards popular artists: "This is the most ambitious change to the economic model since the creation of music streaming"
The new model awards higher payouts to so-called 'professional artists' with an established fanbase
Groovifi is a free app that promises a better way to create Spotify playlists by letting you decide the mood, BPM, key, rhythm and genre of your songs
If the algorithm isn’t cutting it, maybe it’s time for you to take control
Spotify now has an AI DJ feature, but it might not be the one you actually wanted
Artificial announcer will choose your music and talk to you between songs
Inside the fight to fix streaming: “It's absolutely, fundamentally broken. Some people are getting paid an awful lot of money, and no one else is getting anything”
Has streaming saved the music industry, or broken it? We speak with two prominent voices on either side of the debate
Create your own Spotify Playlist in a Bottle time capsule - here's how
Sending out a digital SOS (by 31 Jan, please)
